Site AdministratorWith Christmas nearing, the Wayne State Warriors and Western Michigan Broncos stepped out of their respected conferences as both teams faced off against each other Friday night with the Broncos earning their way to a 5-2 victory over the Warriors. For the Broncos it was a time to get away from league play, and gain … Read more
Throughout the heated debate of the use of the Fighting Sioux nickname by the University of North Dakota, there has been talk about it’s pros and cons. T.J. Oshie and his father, Tim, see the positive side of it as Patrick C. Miller reports.
The Michigan Wolverines picked up a pair of late goals along with an empty-netter to upend the Bowling Green Falcons, 4-2, at the BG Ice Arena on Friday night. Sophomore Chris Summers moved up to the forward position from the blue line for tonight’s game. He netted the game winner — his first goal of … Read more
After an emotional couple of days for the city of Omaha, the hockey team from the town’s flagship public university stepped up Friday night to try and return smiles to peoples’ faces, if only for a few hours. The storybook ending that the Nebraska-Omaha players and fans were hoping for likely would have become a … Read more
Minnesota State had been working on its power play all week in practice. And after Friday night’s 3-1 MSU victory over No. 10 Wisconsin, it was apparent the hard work paid off. The Mavericks (5-6-2, 3-6-2 in the WCHA) used a pair of power-play goals in the second period to pull away from the Badgers … Read more
With nine teams in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one squad has to be the odd one out. This week that distinction goes to the Hamline Pipers. There are plenty of intriguing series for this coming weekend. If you had to pick just one, go see St. Olaf taking on Gustavus Adolphus. There is bad … Read more
Suffolk Staying Under the Radar. . .for Now Last week we focused on the ensuing battle between powerhouses Curry College and UMass-Dartmouth; a game in which UMass won, 3-1, to remain undefeated in conference play. Overlooked so far this season, though, is another team that has yet to see defeat in league play: Suffolk University. … Read more
The flu bug has gotten our esteemed Executive Editor Scott Brown down for the week, but there is a more than adequate substitute in Theresa Spisak, USCHO’s WCHA Correspondent. What’s surprised thus far? How do some of the holiday tourneys look? And April will be in Colorado, hear what Theresa has to say about that and much more in Tuesday Morning Quarterback.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute proved to itself, and maybe the rest of ECAC Hockey, that Kyle Richter is vulnerable after all. The 19th-ranked Engineers became the first team to score four goals on the league’s top goalie this season, pulling out a 4-2 victory over the 13th-ranked Crimson at Houston Field House. The win ended the … Read more
His father’s voice echoing in his ears, Providence head coach Tim Army watched his Friars enjoy a rare shellacking of rival Brown. Providence blew the 22nd Annual Mayor’s Cup contest open with five second-period goals, breezing to an 8-0 victory over the visiting Bears at Schneider Arena in a game that was every bit as … Read more
The BCS has nothing on D-III hockey. For the fourth time in six polls, there is a new king in college hockey. Actually two: it’s a dual monarchy. Each tallying 283 points, Elmira and Plattsburgh are the new number ones in Division III hockey. 7-0-1 and 11-1-0, respectively, the Eagles did receive nine first place … Read more
A night after they needed a frantic comeback to record a 5-4 win, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish dominated the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks in nearly every aspect of the game, sweeping the Mavericks with a 5-0 victory. Jordan Pearce made 16 saves to notch his 12th win of the season and his second shutout. Five different … Read more
Freshman Zach Hansen’s first collegiate goal helped propel the Quinnipiac Bobcats to a 3-2 victory over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Saturday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. “Henny [Dan Henningson] made a great pass over and I give the credit to the guys in front for screening,” said Hansen. “It wasn’t the greatest shot, but … Read more
Behind a strong effort by sophomore goalie Alex Petizian and a balanced offensive attack, St. Lawrence upended the No. 9 Clarkson Golden Knights 4-2 at Appleton Arena. “I think [Clarkson] is the best team we’ve played this year, maybe that brings out the best,” said Saints’ head coach Joe Marsh. The Saints got on the … Read more
For the second straight night against the Western Michigan Broncos, the Ferris State Bulldogs crashed the net, out-chancing the Broncos in Lawson Ice Arena en route to a 3-2 victory and weekend sweep over WMU. Both teams came out strong, and the first several minutes of hockey was back and forth as the Bulldogs and … Read more
Minnesota State head coach Troy Jutting admitted after Saturday’s game that even he wouldn’t have believed gaining three points was possible. Despite scoring only four goals all weekend, his Mavericks (4-6-2, 2-6-2 WCHA) came out of game two of their WCHA series against No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth with a 2-1 win Saturday in front of 3,919 … Read more
Michigan freshman goaltender Bryan Hogan didn’t know he was going to get his first collegiate start until the team’s pre-game skate on Saturday. If he suffered from the inevitable case of nerves, he didn’t show it. Sidelined for the greater part of the season’s first two months with mononucleosis, Hogan stopped 26 of 28 Ohio … Read more
RIT reversed Friday’s 4-1 loss to Elmira and turned things around on the Soaring Eagles Saturday, splitting the weekend series in a physical game. Freshmen forward Amanda Klassen led the Tigers’ offense with two goals on the day including a highlight real play on the third goal, which sealed the win for RIT (8-1-0, 5-1-0 … Read more
Each time Union closed in on tying Princeton Saturday night, something would go wrong. First, the Tigers scored two goals. The other time, the Dutchmen were whistled for two straight too many men on the ice penalties. The Dutchmen couldn’t overcome those obstacles, and dropped a 4-3 ECAC Hockey decision to the Tigers at Hobey … Read more
The inaugural meeting between the Colgate Raiders (6-7-2, 1-3-2 ECACHL) and Robert Morris Colonials (6-4-1, 3-1-0 CHA) came down to the wire. Colgate got into some penalty trouble in the waning minutes of the third period which gave Robert Morris the boost they needed, and the Colonials scored two goals in the final five minutes. … Read more